Chapter 76: Chapter 76 Could it be that this is the time for scamming? Chapter 76: Chapter 76 Could it be that this is the time for scamming? “Seeing each other once and fighting once, how nice.”
But now, Bai Zhi was preparing to make popcorn, adding some oil and starting to stir the very dry corn kernels. When they started to expand, she added some sugar and began to cover the lid.
“Pop pop pop”
The lid was continuously blasted by the popping noises, and when it was completely silent, she finally opened it, and the sweet popcorn was done. Although it wasn’t as beautiful as the professionally made ones, it was still pretty good.
She directly took out yesterday’s cornbread to heat up, ready to be eaten.
Taking out the soaked sour long beans, she added some chili oil and MSG, making it taste excellent.
“Xingxing, why didn’t you sleep in a bit more?”
Bai Dan had also gotten up; he had to wake up early every day, as he got older, needing less sleep.
“Grandpa, I plan to get up and exercise. I feel that I wasn’t exercising properly before. It’s not good, going mountain climbing.”
Bai Zhi had already arranged with Bai Fei to meet at the hillside. In fact, her plan was to climb directly to the mountain’s peak and then return, running daily.
This long-term commitment should have effects.
At least she would run fast; she had forgotten when the original owner and the others had met the master, nor did she have the time to watch over them every day. It was better to improve herself.
So, naturally, it was time to exercise. Besides, breakfast was also prepared for Bai Dan; she planned to eat it on the mountain.
“Good, this idea isn’t bad, but be careful. Do you want Grandpa to come with you?”
Bai Dan listened but did not object. Back in their day, going up mountains and rivers, covering ten kilometers daily was the simplest task.
“No need, Grandpa, I’ll go by myself,”
Bai Zhi also took the freshly chopped potatoes and carrots, planning to use them for making bamboo rice at noon. The popcorn was also prepared for lunch.
Putting all the items in a backpack, Bai Zhi set off.
It was still a bit dark at the start, but soon after, it brightened.
She looked towards the distant horizon, growing ever redder,
As the sunlight gradually illuminated the earth.
In the past, she never had this much time to watch the sunrise, living a fast-paced life without many pauses.
Before she knew it, she felt a bit tired,
But Bai Zhi didn’t stop and kept climbing.
This time, the mountain was not the Bamboo Shoot Mountain, but the one beside it.
In the countryside, what’s never lacking are mountains. This mountain had delicious wild fruits, and it was the season for walnuts and wild pears to ripen.
Bai Fei said that they would go pick them together.
In the past, the original owner never had the time to go out and play. At most, they would cut pigweed at the mid-mountain and also tend to the fields.
Speaking of which, Bai Zhi noticed when she walked past the vegetable garden earlier, the vegetables seemed to be getting fewer, but the grass was not.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Bai Zhi’s legs were starting to feel sour. Looking back, she had already climbed to the mid-mountain.
No wonder; she planned to find a beautiful spot to sit down and rest, and also have breakfast.
As for being afraid of snakes or such, learn a little bit about snake soup.
Finding a clean rock, Bai Zhi set down her backpack and took out the basket.
Inside were five cornbreads, two of which she saved for Bai Fei. There were also three chive pockets; the chives were ones she had forgotten to take to the market yesterday, so she made them directly into chive pockets.
They were still warm, so Bai Zhi was ready to start eating.
Holding it in her hand, she had not yet brought it to her mouth when suddenly.
“Young lady, your lunch box has fallen.”
Bai Zhi then heard this elderly voice ring out. She looked around, and there was no one there?
“Who is it?”
The lunch box, it doesn’t seem to have fallen on this mountain, right?
“Young lady, your lunch box fell. I picked it up for you. Here, I’m giving it back to you.”
Just then, not far away, an old man appeared, wearing a T-shirt and shorts, holding a smoking pipe in one hand and a lunch box in the other, complete with glasses.
In today’s terms, that was truly fashionable.
Bai Dan and the others were dressed in blue cloth clothes, long-sleeved to make working easier. Suddenly seeing someone in shorts and a T-shirt, she didn’t quite react at first.
The old man directly threw the lunch box over, landing it perfectly at Bai Zhi’s feet without even opening the lid. The lunch box was really sturdy.
“Thank you…”
Bai Zhi’s mouth twitched as she picked up the lunch box—how thoughtful of this grandpa to specifically bring it with him?
“Excuse me, do you always carry it with you?”
And he wandered all over the mountain just to return it? It seemed touching, but something didn’t quite seem right.
“Yes, so you should thank me. I’m easy to talk to, so just give me your chive pockets.”
Somehow, the old man had already made his way in front of Bai Zhi and grabbed the two chive pockets nearby, still warm.
He bit into one, the outer crust crispy, perfectly blending with the chives and eggs inside, tasting quite delightful.
“Um, not bad, not bad.”
Bai Zhi looked somewhat dazed; she hadn’t agreed, had she?
Before she could react, the chive pockets were all gone. The old man’s gaze shifted to the corn pancakes, which didn’t seem very tasty.
But he didn’t mind, and his eyes wandered.
“Ouch,” he suddenly fell to the ground.
Bai Zhi’s eyelids twitched. Could it be that the practice of faking accidents for compensation already existed at this time?
Sure enough, the next second.
Bai Zhi’s eyes twinkled; she was curious how this old man planned to scam her.
Was it because she was too free, even thinking about this?
“I’m so hungry, give me a pancake.”
Bai Zhi: “…”
“I know you’ll agree.”
The old man quickly grabbed four corn pancakes, giving Bai Zhi a glance as her face darkened, her eyes nearly exploding.
“I’ll leave you one; I really am a kind-hearted old man.”
Bai Zhi: “…”
“Alright, I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be going now. No need to thank me, and no need to ask my name, I am called… Not Telling You.”
Bai Zhi’s mouth twitched; what kind of person had she met?
On this mountain, standing so uniquely, could he be the mentor of the group pet?
“Wait a minute!”
Bai Zhi immediately stopped the old man; if it was true, actually she could cut in.
“What is it?”
The old man turned around, looking at Bai Zhi warily, tucking the corn pancakes into his chest.
He looked at Bai Zhi as though she were a bandit.
“In broad daylight, are you planning to rob an old man of his breakfast? Oh, what is this world coming to, robbing an elderly person of their breakfast?”
Bai Zhi felt she was going crazy; this old man’s drama, why was there so much?
“Grandpa, the corn pancakes in your arms, aren’t they mine?”
How did it turn into robbing?
“Nonsense, they’re mine now. What exactly do you want?”
He quickly hugged the corn pancakes tighter.
“I’m not robbing; Grandpa, I just want to know, do you practice Kung Fu? The wall-climbing kind?”